South Africa Cruise Ship Sinking

Oceanos sinks off Wild Coast of South Africa.

South africa cruise ship sinking. The Oceanos a 7554-ton cruise liner was steaming on a weekend voyage from East London to Durban when the ship lost power late Saturday night and went adrift off. The wreckage was finally found and fully identified in 2004 when divers brought a part of her bow with a. The Oceanos was a Greek cruise liner sailing the South African coast from Cape Town to Durban passing Coffee Bay off the Wild Coast an area known for treacherous currents and ship wrecks.

Crew and passengers saved by South African Air Force 1991. Braynard said the captain of a rescue vessel. The MV Oceanos was a 153m passenger ship built in 1952 and designed to carry 550 passengers and 250 crew.

On a luxury cruise ship the Titanic of Noahs Arks if you will every nationality in the world is represented on board. Hi My name is Rose I am one of the Survivors of the Oceanos which sank off Coffee Bay on the Wild Coast of South Africa on August the 4th 1991. The Oceanos final voyage was a seven-day sail along the South African shore from Durban to Cape Town and back again.

Captain of Oceanos abandons ship and leaves crew and. 18 February 1982 A South African frigate that sank in deep water after a collision with its refueling ship SAS Tafelberg. But suddenly the ship springs a leak and begins to sink.

As one of the largest rescues in maritime history I was rescued by helicopter 2 hours before she. However when the ship sailed out of one of the harbours on this first cruise the passengers on the open deck felt a shudder and thought the ship had hit the bottom. Regent Seven Seas Cruises continues on with Cousteau partnership Oceania Cruises offers Around the World in 180 Days sailing in 2016 2 Responses to Sinking of the Oceanos off South Africa.

São José Paquete Africa. The Oceanos cruise liner begins sinking off the Wild Coast. Two dozen people aboard a sinking ship were rescued by a Carnival Cruise Line vessel Saturday.